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Also, here are my steps out of the box this afternoon from what i have read:
1) unbox, including hooking up TV to ethernet
2) donwload update from panasonic
3) on Tuesday evening, run D-Nice slideshow for 100 hours consecutively, touching NO settings http://www.controlcal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=939
4) on Saturday evening, stop running slideshow (after 100 hours straight??)
5) apply settings in D-nice thread.

here's the kink in the plan. my installer is coming in on Saturday morning to mount the TV. Is it okay for a break? Can I just go to d-bags settings if it is 90 hours? Also, nothing to be worried for running the slideshow for 100 hours in a row, right??!!

I've had my st60 for a few weeks now. I have about 80 hours on it. I have a home theater pc hooked up to it. I noticed last night that some of the text within a windows application actually looks blue instead of black. It looks like there are actually columns going down the tv that render the text as blue instead of black. I'm not home now so I can't post a pic, but any ideas what that might be? I don't really notice it when watching a movie or anything though so I'm not overly concerned but wondering if anyone else has had this.

Panasonic told me to not play for more than 15% of the weekly time the tv is on. I'm assuming the first 100hrs. I have been playing gtaV(only a couple missions) but I adjusted display/HUD settings so there aren't really any static images.

Received my 60" on Saturday, so far so good.
I put in the C-Net settings except lowered the contrast to 50 and the picture looks great.
My living environment is never brightly lit.

Definitely concerned about watching sports, which I do a ton of...going to wait until at least 100 hours before I watch back to back games.
I've been adjusting the aspect to move any static menus around while watching for now.

What's a suggested wait before using the PS3 or 360?

Congrats! I'm not a gamer but from everything I've heard most are waiting for 100-200 hours before prolonged gaming. Keep the contrast low, the pixel orbiter on and take some breaks from the same screen and you should be fine.

I feel like I have read so many pages of this post for the last month and am ready to pull the trigger this afternoon on my brand spanking new P55ST60!!!

Here's my last nagging question. I have a speakerbar (YSP-3000) that is adequate. What is the best way to connect this to the TV? Can I connect it via optical (as there is no HDMI) on the speakerbar. ...and if I choose optical, will the native speakers on the TV work in tandem?

Also, how do i hook up my sub?

I'm trying to avoid a receiver for the short term and will likely get one in the new year.

Yes, connect it through optical. The TV speakers won't work in tandem, at least it didn't with mine using a Samsung HWF550 with optical. Is your sub wireless? If not, I guess you'd be connecting it to the soundbar with whatever connection it's designed for.

If you want to avoid an AV Receiver you could use powered speakers too, like Audioengine A2+ or A5+'s.

Hit the USB key on the bottom of the remote and it'll take you to the menu to play the slides. Got my 50ST60 in on saturday. Ran slides for 10 hours but got impatient and started watching it. Running slides at night only. Up to 50 hours. Everything looks great.

I noticed that if I connect my blu-ray player to the TV via HDMI, and I connect an optical digital cable from the TV to my receiver, I'm still getting sound from my blu-ray player through my receiver. In other words, the TV acts as a pass-through from the player to the receiver. Now I'm wondering, does the audio signal change as it travels from HDMI --> TV --> Optical cable? Or am I getting identical sound as I would if the player's audio was connected directly to the receiver?

I noticed that if I connect my blu-ray player to the TV via HDMI, and I connect an optical digital cable from the TV to my receiver, I'm still getting sound from my blu-ray player through my receiver. In other words, the TV acts as a pass-through from the player to the receiver. Now I'm wondering, does the audio signal change as it travels from HDMI --> TV --> Optical cable? Or am I getting identical sound as I would if the player's audio was connected directly to the receiver?

I'm assuming your getting sound back from the TV via ARC. Don't quote me on this but I believe the audio quality from ARC and the optical out are similar in quality and capability.

Hmm, according to that article ARC would require an HDMI connection between the TV and the receiver, which I don't have. My HDMI is from player --> TV, and from TV --> receiver I have an optical audio cable.

Hmm, according to that article ARC would require an HDMI connection between the TV and the receiver, which I don't have. My HDMI is from player --> TV, and from TV --> receiver I have an optical audio cable.

It's being passed from HDMI to optical I guess. Passing through the panel.

A buzz from the power supply doesn't necessarily mean it's failing. Transformers can buzz if the windings aren't tight enough, it won't harm anything except maybe efficiency a little, it's possible at a high enough load it wouldn't be able to supply enough power but it's not a problem under normal use. Parts poorly mounted on the board can also cause buzzing but again it doesn't mean anything is failing.

Buzzing can mean failure is coming but it can also mean nothing.

I called Panasonic today for a service call on my 3 week old 60ST60 due to the buzzing. Is driving me nuts. Hopefully they will be able to resolve it.

I noticed that if I connect my blu-ray player to the TV via HDMI, and I connect an optical digital cable from the TV to my receiver, I'm still getting sound from my blu-ray player through my receiver. In other words, the TV acts as a pass-through from the player to the receiver. Now I'm wondering, does the audio signal change as it travels from HDMI --> TV --> Optical cable? Or am I getting identical sound as I would if the player's audio was connected directly to the receiver?

In your setup the audio is not a passthrough it is getting converted to 2CH Stereo. The Optical out on the tv only passes surround if the source is considered an internal source such as Apps.

In your setup the audio is not a passthrough it is getting converted to 2CH Stereo. The Optical out on the tv only passes surround if the source is considered an internal source such as Apps.

That's good to know and this is my only criticism with the ST60, they could have given us a full resolution audio out. An HDMI capable of DTS and TrueHD as this would have made it a little more future proof.

I hear you, but the audio through ARC is limited and I'm thinking it won't pass DTS or TrueHD.

yeah, I think it passes through regular DTS/Dolby when playing from TV signal or from the buildin mediaplayer. But what fester said, it prolly downconvert to 2channel when playing from a bluray player.

I have my TX-P50ST60E a week now, havent tried a bluray player on it, will get one this week.